Justice Officer

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:$58,539 - $75,175

**Grade**:VPSG2

**Occupation**: Prison and Corrective Services

**Location**: Loddon

**Reference**: VG/2702FEBRUARY2025

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- ** Utilise your Prison and Corrective Services expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at Loddon Mallee Region Prisons**:

- **An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 2: $58,539 - $75,175 plus superannuation.**

**About the Business Unit**:
Located at Castlemaine, Loddon Prison is a 477 bed Medium Security Prison for sentenced male prisoners. Adjacent to Loddon Prison is Middleton, a 236 bed Restricted Minimum Security Prison for sentenced male prisoners. The focus of both prisons is rehabilitation via individual case management, employment, education, training and also the provision of programs and targeted interventions to address offending behaviour and promote the development of prosocial behaviour. Both prisons provide contemporary and quality correctional services that prepare prisoners for transition and reintegration.

**About the Role**:
Reporting to the Team Leader, the Justice Officer will provide high quality services and perform all functions pertaining to prisoner property and property enquiries in Loddon Prison and Middleton. This position will require direct prisoner contact and may involve weekend and public holiday work, remuneration is in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Enterprise Agreement.

Some of your duties will include:

- As part of the Property team, and under supervision, providing high quality services and performing all functions pertaining to prisoner property and property enquiries in Loddon Prison and Middleton
- Recording, maintaining, distributing and transfering all prisoner property and valuables in accordance with procedures ensuring the adequate, appropriate and secure storage of items
- Maintaining an adequate supply of prisoner clothing and other appropriate items.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

**About You**:

- Well-developed computer literacy
- Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations
- Demonstrated experience and/or understanding of working within a correctional environment.
- Qualifications/Requirements:_

**How to Apply**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

Applications close Sunday 2 March 2025 at 11.59PM

Posted 14 February 2025